General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

I agree Elizabeth, the problem is that GP's these days are frightened to death of making a wrong decision, and who can blame them?

The money grabbing parasites in the compensation culture, weather it be PPI, RTC's or Medical Negligence (those that are unwarranted claims I must add) have forced the doctor to refer to specialists and further tests in many cases which do not warrant it. As a result the hospitals are clogged with appointments which, in many cases, are not necessary and in a lot of cases, like broady has highlighted, the patients can't be a*sed turning up.

We have a magnificent NHS and if only the we could find a way for the malingerers and time wasters to be kept well clear it would be even better!